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Studebaker Avanti Overview
Manufacturer: Studebaker Corporation
Also called: Avanti
Production: 1962: 1,200
1963: fewer than 4,600
Assembly: South Bend, Indiana
Designer: Raymond Loewy and Associates
Body and chassis
Class: Personal luxury car
Body style: 2-door coupe
Layout: FR layout
Related: Studebaker Lark
Powertrain
Engine: 289 cu in (4.7 L) 240 hp (179 kW) V8 (1963)
Transmission: 3-speed manual
4-speed manual
3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase: 109 in (2,769 mm)
Length: 192.4 in (4,887 mm)
Width: 70.3 in (1,786 mm)
Height: 53.8 in (1,367 mm)
Curb weight: 3,095 lb (1,404 kg)
Studebaker Avanti was manufactured and marketed by Studebaker Corporation from South Bend, Indiana between June 1962 and December 1963. The car offered combined safety and high-speed performance.
Studebaker Avanti was publicly introduced on April 26, 1962.
Studebaker Avanti was designed by Raymond Loewy’s team of Tom Kellogg, Bob Andrews, and John Ebstein on a 40-day crash program, the Avanti featured a radical fiberglass body mounted on a modified Studebaker Lark Daytona 109-inch convertible chassis and powered by a modified 289 Hawk engine.